Ron Paul, now with his own 800-number! Morning reading: Where is Ron Paul? This state is lousy with candidates, yet the man of the moment, the truculent Texan, is not among them. Happily, Paul returns to Iowa (and hopefully, brings some crazy) on Jan. 2. In the meantime, his supporters keep it real by crashing […]
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In the words of LL Cool J: “I’m blastin, outlastin — kinda like Shaft, so u could say I’m shaftin’” It’s all the rage in the Clinton campaign to declare that John Edwards will win Iowa — for them, it’s a way of lowering expectations. But word must have gotten back to Edwards, because he […]
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For whom does the media death star aggregate? Two doors down and about two hours after the Huckabee event, another Republican presidential candidate rolled into Indianola. What are the odds? Pretty good, actually. If there’s one thing this state has too much of, it’s presidential contenders on the move. America’s mayor! Rudy Giuliani — he’s […]
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Huckabus rolls into Indianola, Iowa. Republican candidate Mike Huckabee was a little defensive today after some unadvised musings on Pakistan a day earlier. No matter — as advertised, he was in a tiny venue, with a big turnout. He also had a lot to say about Mitt Romney. “We may not have the money but […]
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The Hillary Clinton campaign in Story City, Iowa. Home of the Norsemen. She was late because she had interviews (TV, one surmises) on the situation in Pakistan. The candidates are loooooving the chaos in Pakistan, because it gives them all a chance to talk about foreign policy. So much sexier than universal health care. But […]
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(ap) The only thing certain is uncertainty Iowa! It’s cold and snowy, the candidates are all over the place, the journalists are mostly headquartered at the dowtown Marriott. It’s reminiscent of the Riot House as depicted in “Almost Famous,” or the second half of “Less Than Zero,” when the whole party decamped from LA to […]
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(ap) Three days mourning Somber reading list: In Crawford, a tense -looking President Bush summoned the pool to the ranch for a brief statement on Benazir Bhutto’s assassination. He took no questions. “The United States strongly condemns this cowardly act by murderous extremists who are trying to undermine Pakistan’s democracy. Those who committed this crime […]
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(white house photo release) Yeah, Chron-girl. Heading to Iowa? We’ll miss you at Crickets. Back to work today? Feels wrong, doesn’t it? Reading list: President Bush, his wife, her mom, the Bush twins and whoever else felt like coming along left Camp David for Crawford this morning. Bush signed 16 bills on the way, but […]
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